"Yes, AI is a big deal, but the conclusion that AI is going to kill the vertical and functional software business model simply makes no sense. The truth is that AI simply isn't going to kill software companies. After all this panic has passed, we'll see that AI is the best thing that ever happened to the software industry."
~ Alex Immerman and Santiago Rodriguez
Ever wonder if AI is about to wipe out software companies and leave everyone jobless in some dystopian post-human economy?
Read this a16z article that calmly dismantles the doom-and-gloom narrative. Then realize why AI doesn’t replace human judgment—it supercharges it.
It multiplies our process power and relative value, turning creative destruction into the greatest catalyst for innovation we’ve ever seen.
Could this be the perspective that finally flips your fears into excitement?
Good news: AI Will Eat Application Software by Alex Immerman and Santiago Rodriguez
https://www.a16z.news/p/good-news-ai-will-eat-application
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